New Education Policy 2020-MHRD

Agenda
● Vision and Key Principles
● Universal Access and Early Childhood Education
● How children will Learn - Curricular and Pedagogic structures
● Curriculum - Learning Outcomes - Competencies
● Schools - Complex - Accreditation
● Teachers - Education and Development
● NEP - New Features
● Key Focus Areas - Equity - Gender - Special Needs
● Goals and Implementation Plan

Vision of the National Education Policy 2020
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Develops a deep sense of respect towards the fundamental
rights, duties and Constitutional values, bonding with one’s
country, and a conscious awareness of one’s role and
responsibilities in a changing world
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An education system that contributes to an equitableand
vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality
education to all
Instilsskills, values, and dispositionsthat support responsible
commitment to human rights, sustainabledevelopment and
living, and global well-being, thereby reflecting a truly global
citizen

Key Principles of NEP
- Emphasize Conceptual
Understanding
Rather than rote learning and
learning-for-exams
- Unique Capabilities
Recognizing, identifying them
in each student.
- Critical thinking and
Creativity
To encourage logical decision-
making and innovation
- Continuous Review
Based on sustained research
and regularassessment by
educational experts.
- Respect for Diversity & Local Context
In all curriculum, pedagogy, and
policy.
- Equity & Inclusion
As the cornerstone of all
educational decisions.
- Community Participation
Encouragement and facilitation for
philanthropic, privateand community
participation.
- Use of Technology
In teaching and learning, removing
languagebarriers, for Divyang students,
and in educational planning and
management.

Universal Access to Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)
Foundational Learning Curriculum
For age group of 3-8 divided in two parts:
(i) From age 3-6 in ECCE and (ii) age 6 to
8 in class I and II in primary school
Preparatory Class
Prior to the age of 5 every child will
move to a “Preparatory Class” or
“Balvatika” (that is, before Class 1)
Universal Access
For children of 3-6 years: access to
free, safe, high quality ECCE at
Anganwadis/Pre-school/Balvatika
Multifaceted
Flexible, multi-level, play-based,
activity-based, and inquiry-
based learning
Implementation to be jointly carriedout by Ministries of HRD, Women and Child
Development (WCD), Health and Family Welfare (HFW), and Tribal Affairs

To ensure access and
opportunity to all
children
Multiple Pathways
Multiple pathways to
learning; involving both
formal and non-formal
education modes
Bring Back Drop-outs
To bring drop out children
back to school
Build Schools
Promoting both governments
and non-governmental
philanthropic organizations
to build schools
Alternative Centers
Alternative and innovative
education centers
Learning Outcomes
Focus will be on achieving
desired learning outcomes
at all levels
Peer Tutoring
Suitable for all categories
business and personal
presentation
Ensuring Universal Access to Education at all levels

Expected Outcomes
●Universalisation of Access – from ECCE to Secondary
●Ensure equity and inclusion
●Bring back 2 crores out-of-school children
●Attain SDG goals of retaining all children in schools until completion of secondary education
●Improve Quality and achievement of learning outcomes – Foundational Literacy & Numeracy (FLN)
●Focus on 21st century skills in teaching, learning and assessment
●Resource sharing- School complexes
●Effective Governance - separation of powers and common norms
●Overcoming the language barrier in learning
●Common standards for public and private school education

New pedagogical and curricularstructure
of school education (5+3+3+4):3 years in
Anganwadi/pre-school and 12 years in
school
• Secondary Stage(4) multidisciplinary
study, greater critical thinking, flexibility
and student choice of subjects
• Middle Stage (3) experiential learning
in the sciences, mathematics, arts,
socialsciences, and humanities
• Preparatory Stage (3) play, discovery,
and activity-basedand interactive
classroomlearning
• Foundational stage (5) multilevel,
play/activity-basedlearning
Middle
10 Years
(Ages 6-16)
2 Years
(Age 16-18)
2 years
(Class 1 & 2) (Ages 6-8)
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3 years
(Anganwadi/ pre-
school/Balvatika)
(Ages 3-6)
3 Years
(Class 3 to 5)
(Age 8-11)
3 Years
(Class 6 to 8)
(Age 11-14)
4 Years
(Class 9 to 12)
(Age 14-18)
Existing Academic Structure New Academic Structure
FoundationalPreparatorySecondary
Transforming Curricular & Pedagogical Structure

ECCE Framework
School Preparation
Module
A 3-month play-based
‘school preparation module’
for all Grade 1 students to be
developed by NCERT
Research and Best
Practices
NCPFECE will be aligned with
the latest research on ECCE,
and national and
international best practices
Multi-faceted Framework
Comprising of alphabets,
languages, numbers,
counting, colours, shapes,
indoor and outdoor play,
puzzles and logical thinking,
problem-solving, drawing,
painting and other visual art,
craft, drama and puppetry,
music and movement
NCPFECE
National Curricularand
Pedagogical Framework for
Early Childhood Education
(NCPFECE) will be drafted by
NCERT

Early Childhood Education: Learning in the Formative Years
Etiquette, Behaviour and
Emotional Development
Play-based & Discovery-
based learning
Self-Identity
Teamwork &
Collaboration
Colours, Shapes, Alphabets
& Numbers
Relationship with Nature
Logical Thinking &
Problem Solving
Developing curiosity
Arts, crafts and Music Ethics

Attainment of Foundational Literacy And Numeracy by Grade 3 in Mission mode
FLN by
Grade 3
Foundational Skills
Universal acquisition of
foundational learningskills
National Repository
National Repository -High Quality
Teaching and Learning
Resources on DIKSHA
Early Learning
Focus on early reading, writing &
mathematics
National Mission
National Mission on Foundational
Literacy and Numeracy
Libraries
School libraries, including
digital libraries to be leveraged
3-month Play based School
3-month play-based school
preparation module’ for all Grade
1 students
Book Promotion
National Book Promotion Policy
will be formulated and public and
school libraries will be expanded

Curriculum in all subjects
to be reduced to its core
essentials
Focus on critical thinking,
inquiry, discovery,
discussion and analysis-
based teaching and
learning methods for
holisticeducation
Interactiveteaching with
reduced dependency on
textbook learning;
Questions from students
will be promoted
ExperientialLearning
Fun, creative, collaborative,
and exploratory activities in
classroom for experiential
learning and deeper student
learning
Reduction in Curriculum
Core Essentials Critical Thinking Interactive Classes
● Curriculum and pedagogy to be transformed by 2022 to promote skill based and minimize rote based
learning
● Revision of NCF for school education and NCF for teacher education 2009 by 2021

Focus on LOs, Competencies and subject - integration
Modules on preparing and implementing
pedagogical plans based on competency and
outcome-based education for school leaders
NO hard separation between:
• curricular/co-curricular/extra-curricular;
• academic/vocational;
• science/humanities;
• sports/art/academics
Through arts integrated, sports integrated,
ICT integrated and storytelling based
pedagogy among others as standard
pedagogy
Emphasis on digital literacy, coding and
computational thinking, ethical and
moral reasoning
Development of scientific temperand
inculcation of knowledge and practice of
human and constitutional values such as
patriotism, sacrifice, non-violence, truth,
honesty, peace etc.
Competency based education Integration of subjects Developmentof scientific temper
NO SILOS among subjects/learning Emphasis on Digital literacy Promotion of multi-lingual teaching
Promoting states to enter into
bilateral agreements with nearby
states to hire language teachers

State governments will be encouraged to hire
adequate number of counsellors and teachers (to be
shared across school complex)
Annual health check up for all
students
Reduced weight of school bags and
textbooks through suitable changes in
curriculum and pedagogy
Mandatory skills to be imbibed by all
students - health, nutrition, physical
education, fitness, wellness, sports. In
addition- Basic training in preventive
health care, mental health, first aid,
personal and public hygiene will be
included in the curriculum
The role and expectations of principal and
teachers will explicitly include developing a caring
and inclusive culture at school
Differentiated interventions and suitable
infrastructure development at schools to make
access easier for children with disability
Health check ups
Reduce weight of school bags
Mandatory skills : Health and Wellness
- Inclusive and caring culture at school
Focus on children with disability
Hiring counsellors in school complexes
Mental and physical health and well-being:
Mandatory for students to acquire skills in: healthand nutrition;physical education, fitness, wellness, andsports

Promotion of peer tutoring
Equal Weightage
● No hard separation between curricular,
co-curricular and extra curricular area.
● Freedom of choosing a variety of
subject combination to be provided
Experiential Learning
● Focus on experiential, inquiry
and discovery based teaching
learning methods
Integrated Pedagogy
● Arts, sports, and story-telling
and ICT-integrated pedagogy
Bagless Days
● Bagless days to be scheduled in
academic calendar
Use and integration of
technology
Innovative Pedagogy: Transforming teaching learning process
● Promoting peer tutoringas
voluntary and joyful activity under
the supervision of teachers
● Integration of technologyenabled
pedagogy in classes 6-12

All textbooks to containonly
essentialcore materialwhile
capturing any desired
nuances and supplementary
material as per local contexts
and needs
Affordable, high-quality and
energisedtextbooks to be
provided along with free
digital versionon DIKSHA
Platform
States to prepare their own
curricula and textbooks based
on NCERT curriculumand
textbooks, incorporating State
flavour and materialas needed
Concertedefforts, through
suitable changes in curriculum
and pedagogy to significantly
reduce the weight of school
bags and textbooks
Textbook with local content and flavour

India’s future and India’s leadership role in upcoming fields
Increased emphasis on mathematics and
computational thinking throughoutthe school
years
Inculcate mathematicalthinking and problem
solving through a variety of innovative methods,
including the regular use of puzzles and games
Activities involving coding will be introduced in
Middle Stage
Teaching of contemporary subjects at middle and
secondary stages: Artificial Intelligence, Design
Thinking, Holistic Health, Organic Living,
Environmental Education, Global Citizenship
Education (GCED)
Mathematical thinking and problem solving
Computational thinking
Including contemporary subjects in schools
Computational thinking

Knowledge of India
Curriculumto include knowledge fromancient India to
modernIndia as well as future aspirations.
Will be incorporatedinan accurate and scientific
manner wherever relevant.
Indian Knowledge Systems, including tribal knowledge
and indigenous and traditional ways of learning, will
be covered.
Specific courses intribal ethno-medicinalpractices,
forest management, traditional(organic) crop
cultivation, natural farming, etc. will also be made
available.
Video documentaries oninspirational luminaries of India,
in science and beyond.
Students will be given a logical framework for making
ethical decisions at a young age.
In later years, expanded along themes of cheating,
violence, plagiarism, littering, tolerance, equality, empathy.
Traditional Indian values and all basic human and
Constitutionalvalues will be developed in all students.
Excerpts fromthe Indian Constitutionwill also be
consideredessentialreading for all students.
Basic training in health, mental health, goodnutrition,
personaland public hygiene, disaster response and first-
aid will also be included.
Scientific explanations of the detrimentaland
damaging effects of alcohol, tobacco, andother drugs
will be part of curriculum.

Examinations in grades 1 to 8
Census assessments at key stage in classes 3, 5
and 8 to track achievement
Testing to focus on achievement of essential
learning outcomes
Assessment of core concepts and knowledge,
higher-order skills and its applicationin real-life
situations. Moving away from rote learning.
The results of school examinations will be used
only for developmental purposes and for
continuous monitoring and improvementof the
schooling system
Key stage assessments
Achievement of critical LOs
Moving away from rote learning
Results of school examinations

Reforming examinations in grades 9 to 12 including board exams
Board exams will be made ‘easier’, as
they will test primarily core
capacities/competencies
Viable models to be explored:
annual/semester/modular Exams; two
parts exams - objective type and
descriptive type.
Guidelines will be prepared by NCERT,
in consultation with SCERTs, Boards of
Assessment (BoAs), and PARAKH
Beginning with Mathematics, all subjects could be offered at two levels
Teachers to be prepared for a
transformation in the assessment system by
the 2022-23 academic session
Each School Board shall ensure equivalence
of academic standards in learner’s
attainments
Standards, norms and guidelines for School
Boards through PARAKH National Center

Transforming the culture of assessment
Assessment to focus
on core concepts,
higher order and
foundational skills
Board exams to be
more flexible, with
assessment of
essential skills
Continuous tracking of learning
outcomes of each child
The National Testing
Agency (NTA) will work to
offer a high-quality
common aptitude test, to
eliminate the need for
taking coaching for these
exams
AI-based software to
help track the progress of
the Students to enable
them to make optimal
career choices.
Self Assessment and Peer
Assessment
National Assessment Centre
will help in bringing greater
synergy in board exams
conducted by various Boards of
Assessments

Holistic Progress Card
Progress card will includeself-assessment,
peer assessment, and teacher assessment
AI-based software to be developed to help
track growth through school years and to
help students make optimal career
choices.
States/UTs to redesign Progress Cards in
schools to make them holistic, 360-degree,
multidimensionalreport
Cards to reflect the progress and
uniqueness of learner in the cognitive,
affective, socio-emotional, and psychomotor
domains
Progress in project-based and inquiry-
based learning, quizzes, role plays, group
work, portfolios, etc., to be included in
report cards
The holisticprogress card will actively
involveparentsin their children’s education
and development.

Multilingualismand the Power of LanguageLearning
● Medium of instruction uptil grade 5, and
preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, will be
home language/ mother-tongue/ local
language
● ‘The Languagesof India’ a fun project/
activity on to be taken by every student
● Three languages to be taught will be
decided by state/UT
● All classical languages will be widely
available in schools as options

School Complexes/Clusters
Governance
Integration
Better integrationof
education across all
levels through
connected schools
and shared teachers
and resources
Pairing Schools
Twinning/pairing
of one government
school with one
private school
across the country
Sharing
Resources
Enable sharing of
human &
infrastructural
resources
Efficiency
Efficient
expedition and
resourcing for
schools through
building school
complexes
Planning
Development of
short-term and
long-term plans
(SDPs)
Effective
governance of
schools
Bal Bhavan
Strengthening/setting-up of
Bal Bhavan for children of
all age group to partake in
art-related, career-related,
and play-related activities
Samajik Chetna Kendras
Unutilized capacity of schools
to be used as Samajik Chetna
Kendra to promote social,
intellectual, and voluntary
activities

Standard-setting and Accreditation
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✔Setting up State School Standards
Authority(SSSA)
✔Self-disclosure of all the basic
regulatory information of all schools at
SSSA and School website
✔To ensure all schools follow
certain minimal professional and
quality standards
✔Development of School Quality Assessment
and Accreditation Framework (SQAAF) by
SCERT & NCERT
✔Periodic ‘health check-up’ of the overall
system through a sample-based National
Achievement Survey (NAS)
✔Public and private schools (except the
Central Government schools) will be assessed
and accredited on common minimum criteria
✔Private/philanthropic schools to be
encouraged and enabled to play a beneficial
role.

Teacher Education
Minimum degree
qualificationfor teaching
that includes student-
teaching at local schools,
by 2030
For applicants with an
existing Bachelor’s
Degrees in other
specialized subjects
For those who have
completedthe equivalent
of 4-year multidisciplinary
Bachelor’s Degrees or
have obtained a Master’s
degree in a specialty
Teacher educationwill gradually be moved by 2030 into multidisciplinary colleges and universities
Multidisciplinary higher educationinstitutions offeringthe 4-year in-class integratedB.Ed.
programme to also provide blended and or ODL mode of teaching to students in remote areas.
4 year
Integrated
B.Ed
1 year B.Ed
2 year B.Ed

Teacher Education
Minimum degree
by 2030
Degrees in other
For those who have
All B.Ed. programmes will include training in time-testedtechniques inpedagogy, multi-level teaching and
evaluation, teaching children with disabilities, teachingchildren with special interests or talents, use of
educationaltechnology, and learner-centeredand collaborative learning
4 year
Integrated
B.Ed
1 year B.Ed
2 year B.Ed

Teacher Education
4 year
Integrated
B.Ed
1 year B.Ed
Minimum degree
by 2030
Degrees in other
For those who have
Shorter localteacher education programmes to be available at BITEs, DIETs, or at schoolcomplexes for
eminent local persons who can be hired to teachat schools as ‘master instructors’, for promotinglocal
professions, knowledge, andskills, e.g., local art, music, agriculture, business, sports, carpentry, andother
vocationalcrafts
2 year B.Ed

New and
comprehensiveNational
Curriculum Framework
for Teacher Education
(by 2021)
Only educationally-
sound, multidisciplinary,
and integrated teacher
education programmes
to be made available
NTA testing for
admission to B.Ed.
National Higher Education
Regulatory Council (NHERC),to
function as single point regulator
for higher education sector
including teacher education
Improving Teacher Education
All teacher education
programmesto be
conducted within
composite
multidisciplinary
institutions.
Merit based
scholarshipsfor 4 year
B.Ed. Integrated
Setting-up ofNational
Mission for Mentoring
with a large poolof
outstanding
senior/retiredfaculty
Stringent action against
substandard stand-alone
Teacher Education
Institutions (TEIs).
Teacher Eligibility Tests
(TETs)at all stages will
be strengthened

Teacher recruitment and deployment
Transparent transfer system
Online computerized system for teacher
transfers to ensure transparency
Strengthening TETs
Teacher EligibilityTests (TETs) for all teachers
across Foundational, Preparatory, Middle and
Secondary stage in both public and private
schools Test score and demonstration - part of
recruitment
Subject score from TET or NTA tests and
classroom demonstration to be taken
into account for recruitment of subject
teachers
Restructuring of NCTE
NCTE to be restructured as a
Professional Standard Setting Body
(PSSB) under General Education Council
(GEC)
Tech based planning for teacher recruitment
Technology-based planning and forecastingof
teacher-requirement to assess expected
subject-wise teacher vacancies over nexttwo
decades
Certificate Courses
Developing specialization for subject or
generalist teachers, teaching childrenwith
disabilities / Divyang children, during pre-service
teacher preparation with synergy between NCTE
and RCI
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Empowering Teachers
Improving Service Environment through better
infrastructure at school
A technology-based comprehensive teacher-requirement
planning forecasting exercise to be conducted by each State.
National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) by 2022
Career growth to be available for teachers withina single
school stage i.e., Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, or
Secondary
Teachers to have more autonomy in choosing aspects of
pedagogy in classroom teaching
Teacher Professional Development
● Merit based tenure track system
● Min. 50 hours of Continuous Professional
Development (CPD)
Academic leadership positions to be made available for
teachers.

Necessary facilities for the initial
professional preparationof these
educators and their Continuous
Professional Development(CPD)
At least 50 hours of CPD for
teachers based on their own
interest and professional
areas
CPD opportunities will, in particular,
systematically cover the latest
pedagogies
School Leadership
Ample opportunity to get upskilled on latest pedagogy
related to foundational literacy and numeracy, formative and
adaptive assessment of learning outcomes, individualised
and competency-based learning and related pedagogies

Focus on Socio-Economically DisadvantagedGroups (SEDGs)
SEDGs can be broadly categorized based on:
● Gender identities (particularly female and transgender individuals),
● Socio-cultural identities (such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, OBCs, and minorities),
● Geographical identities (such as students from villages, small
towns, and aspirational districts),
● Disabilities (including learning disabilities), and
● Socio-economic conditions (such as migrant communities, low
income households, children in vulnerable situations, victims of or
children of victims of trafficking, orphans including child beggars in
urban areas, and the urban poor).
Separate strategies will be formulated for focused attention for reducing each of the
category-wise gaps in school education.

Ensuring Equity
EQUITY
Additional Schools
Setting-up of additional JNVs
and KVS in aspirational
districts/SEZs
Learning Outcomes
Focus on attainmentof
learning outcomes of children
belonging to SC/ST/OBC
Fee Waivers
Fee waivers and scholarships will be
offered to meritorious students from all
SEDGs on a larger scale
Interventions
Thecriticalproblemsand
recommendationsregardingECCE,
foundationalliteracyandnumeracy,
access,enrolmentandattendancewill
be targetedin a concertedwayfor
Socio=EconomicallyDisadvantaged
groups- SEDGs.
Special Mechanisms
Special mechanisms for children
belonging to tribal groups to
receive quality education
Counsellors
Recruitment of counsellors in
schools
SEZs
Large populations from SEDGs
to be declared Special
Education Zones (SEZs)

Gender
Policies targeted for Girls
Thrust on designing policies and
schemes targeted towards female
students in the SEDGs
Gender Sensitivity
‘Gender Sensitivity’ to be an integral
part of curriculum
Safety and Rights
Careful attention to safety and
rights of all children particularly girls
to retain them in school
KGBVs
Strengthening and extension of
KGBVs up to grade 12
Bridging Gender Gap
Focus on bridging the Gender Gap
and provide equal opportunities to
all.
Gender Inclusion Fund
Gender-Inclusion Fund for female and
transgender students

Supporting Children with Special Needs (CWSN)
Enabling Mechanisms
Enabling mechanisms for CWSN or
Divyang to receive qualityeducation
Regular Schooling
Children with special needs will be
integrated in the regular schooling
process from elementary to higher
education levels
Assistive Devices and Orientation to Parents
Technology enabled assistive
devices/tool for CWSN and orientation of
the tools/devices for parents/caregivers
Alternative Schools
Alternative forms of schools will be
encouraged to preserve the alternative
pedagogical styles
Modules
NIOS will develop high-qualitymodules
to teach Indian Sign Language
Certificate Courses
Certificate courses for pre-service and
in-service teachers to become special
educators
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Integrating Vocational Education at All Levels
LokVidya
‘LokVidya’, knowledge developed in
India, will be made accessible to
students
Practice Based Curriculum
A practice-based curriculum for Grades
6-8 to be appropriatelydesigned
Skills Framework
National Skills Qualifications Framework
will be detailed further for each
discipline vocation / profession
Vocational Crafts
All students of grades 6-8 will intern with
local vocational experts such as
carpenters, gardeners, potters, artists,
etc. to develop a vocational craft
Skill Gap Analysis
Focus areas based on skills gap
analysis and mapping of local
opportunities
Open Distance Learning Mode
Courses to be offered through Open
and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.
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06Exposure to vocational education
By 2025, at least 50% of learners shall
have exposure to vocational education

Setting up of PARAKH
PARAKH
Assessments
Setting-up of National Center for Performance
Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge
for Holistic development (PARAKH)
Shift towards competency based assessments
21st Century Skills
Promoting critical and creative thinking aligned
to the 21st century in classrooms
Objectives of PARAKH
● Setting norms, standards and guidelinesfor assessment and evaluation
● Guiding the State Achievement Survey (SAS)
● Conducting the National Achievement Survey (NAS)
● Monitoring achievement of Learning Outcomes in the country

Support For Gifted Students / Students With Special Talents
Olympiads and competitions in
various subjects to be conducted
across the country
NCERT and NCTE will develop
guidelines for the education of
gifted children
Extensive use of technology to
encourage talented/gifted children
Encourage gifted/talented students
Pursue realm beyond the generalschool
curriculum
Project-based clubs to be
encouraged and supported and
supported at all levels in schools
Efforts for interventions in rural areas
and in regional languages to ensure
widespread participation
B.Ed. Programmes to allow
specialisation in educationof gifted
children

Online and Digital Education
Digital Platforms
Digital platforms and ongoing ICT-
based educational initiatives to be
optimized and expanded
Pilot Studies
A series of pilot studies to be
conducted
Expansion of Platforms
Expansion of existing e-learning
platforms - DIKSHA, SWAYAM, etc.
Content Creation
Content creation, digital repository,
and dissemination. Technology
Integration In Teaching, Learning &
Assessment
Blended Learning
Emphasis on effective models of
blended learning
Inclusion and Access
Enhance Educational Access To
Disadvantaged Groups including
Divyang students

Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
The Adult Education Curriculum
To Include Following Five Types Of
Programme:
A. Foundational Literacy And
Numeracy
B. Critical Life Skills
C. Vocational Skills Development
D. Basic Education
E. Continuing Education
Innovative Initiatives
Innovative initiatives for adults with the
help of community participation and
technology integration
Integration with HEIs
Integration of Adult Education
Centres (AECs ) with HEIs and other
public institutions
Technology Based Options
Technology-based high quality options for
adult learning such as apps, online
courses/modules, satellite-based TV
channels
Online Books
Online books, ICT-equipped libraries,
Adult Education Centres, etc. to be
developed through government and
philanthropic initiatives

Goals & Timelines
for the implementation

Timelinefor Implementation of ECE and new Assessment pattern
Early Childhood
Education
Implementationof
new curriculum
and assessment
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Initiating implementation
of 1 year of pre-primary
school and 3-month
preparatory module for
Class -1 students
( Phase 1)
Expansion of 1 year of
pre-primary school
through primary
schools and
Anganwadis
(Phase 2)
Class
9th
Class
10th
Class
11th
Class
12th
New Board Exam pattern for
Class 12th
New Board Exam pattern for
Class 10th

Timelinesfor Implementation in NEP 2020
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2040
Formulation National
Curricular Framework for
School Education (NCFSE)
National
Curriculum
Framework
for Teacher
Education
A common guiding set of
National Professional
Standards for Teachers
(NPST)
Attaining universal foundational
literacy and numeracy in all
primary schools for all learners
by grade 3
Universal provisioning of
quality early childhood
development, care
Teachers prepared for a
transformation in the
assessment system
State/UT governments to
optimize resources through
mechanisms to group or
rationalize schools, such as,
school complexes
At least 50% of learners
exposed to vocational
education in the school and
higher education system
Teacher education will
gradually be moved into
multidisciplinary colleges and
universities, with minimum
deg. qualification 4-year B.Ed.
Only educationally sound, multidisciplinary, and
integrated teacher education programmes shall
be in force and all TEIs will be converted into
multi-disciplinary institutes
Policy is fully
operational following
this a comprehensive
review will be
undertaken

New Features (1/3)
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Preparation for Schooling and Elementary Schooling Level
● ECCE for all by 2030: National Curriculum Framework for ECCE
● Achieve 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio in school education by 2030
● Preparatory class/Balvatika for 5-6 year old children in Anganwadis/pre-schools
● School Preparation module for all class 1 entrants
● National Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission
● Setup of Bal Bhavans
School Infrastructure and Resources
● Special Education Zones (SEZ)
● Utilize unused capacity of schools as Samajik Chetna Kendras
● School complex/clusters for resource sharing
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Holistic Development of the Student
● No hard separation of curricular, extra and co-curricular, arts and science, sports and vocational
crafts. Curriculum to integrate Indianculture and ethos
● Innovative pedagogies to be explored such as experiential teaching/learning methods
● Book promotion policy and digital libraries
● Holistic Report card – use AI for identifying specific aptitude of child
● Vocational education integration from primary grades and a ten days (no bag days) internship with
local trades/craftsperson for Grades 6-8
● Lok Vidya – local artists as master instructors in schools

New Features (2/3)
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Inclusivity
● Gender Inclusion Fund; KGBVs upto class 12
● Special provisions for Gifted children
● Adult Education (AE) to focus upon technology based solutions; NCF for AE to be developed
● NIOS to expand to include vocational courses and courses for grades 3, 5 and 8
● Medium of instruction will be in the mother tongue/local language till Grade 5 (atleast)
Assessments
● National Assessment Center for Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic
development – PARAKH
● Exams in Grades 3, 5 and 8 , in addition to Board exams in Grades 10 and 12
● Board exams: Modular, low stakes, based on conceptual knowledge and its application
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Curriculum and Pedagogical Framework
● New curricular and pedagogical framework of 5+3+3+4
● Reduction in curriculum to core concepts
● Identification of life skills to be attained in each grade as a part of NCF
● Alternative model of schools to be encouraged to adopt NCF
● ICT integration in teaching and learningmethodologies
● Tracking students as well as their learning levels; universalisation of secondary education

New Features (3/3)
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Teacher Recruitments/ Teacher Education
● Minimum qualification degree for teaching will be a 4-year integrated B.Ed. degree by 2030
● Teacher recruitment based on TET, NTA test and teaching demonstration; TET mandatory for teaching
● Minimum 50 hours of in-service training per teacher/year
● National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) by 2022
● IT and data based predictive planning for requirement of students in TEIs; TEIs to move to
multidisciplinary colleges and universities by 2030
● Stringent action on non-performing TEIs
● Mandatory for every PhD student to do a module on teacher education
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Role of Government Departments/Bodies/Institutions
● State Department to look after policy making; Directorate of Education to look after operations, SCERT to
look after academics and State School Standards Authority to set minimum common standards for
online self-disclosure by all public and private schools
● Random sampling of students for continuous online feedback on self-disclosure by schools
● Engagement of social workers, alumni, retired teachers and volunteers with schools
● Strengthening the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) for developing, articulating, evaluating and
revising the vision of education on a continuous basis in collaboration with MHRD and corresponding
apex bodies of States
● Its desirable that Ministry of Human Resource Development MHRD) be re-designated as Ministry of
Education (MoE) to bring the focus back on education and learning

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